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Marketing that sparks entrepreneurial desire
Published on 2012-05-24 06:46:26
What does sparking entrepreneurial desire have to do with a telephone service provider? This clever marketing video, created by Grasshopper, has created buyers for this virtual telephone provider who now are in search of a business idea. Imagine that? Customers buying a product based on a heartfelt marketing campaign that reminds the viewer they too…Read More > read more
Is it truly possible to study creativity scientifically? Can science creatively catch up to art?
Published on 2012-05-22 06:25:02
Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation — so he asked jazz musicians and rappers to perform their music in an fMRI to find out. Unbelievably cool! What he and his team found has deep implications for our understanding of creativity of all kinds. > read more
10 Ways to Change the World or How to Grow a Culture of Change
Published on 2012-05-21 08:20:22
God knows our world, on so many levels, needs to change. We know it too. But change does not happen by itself. Our faith is not enough. It is people who make change happen. It is people who have to get along well enough to respect differences and trust each other enough to step outside…Read More > read more
The New Recording Paradigm
Published on 2012-05-20 07:00:05
On May 31st 2012, a music conference focused on the future of the recording industry will take place in Maastricht, Netherlands. In preparation for this event, they interviewed a variety of musicians, bands, and thought leaders. To view all the responses, click here. Below are my thoughts about this quickly and ever evolving business. > read more
How Do We Create Effective Teams and Collaboration?
Published on 2012-05-18 07:11:39
Interdisciplinary thinking and collaboration is essential to solving problems and facilitating innovation. In this video, researcher Angela Fernandez Oviz, effectively demonstrates how to utilize the strengths of people across disciplines to co-create and collaborate. > read more
The Trouble with Universities
Published on 2012-05-16 10:05:57
Written by John M. Eger Education is a hot political issue this year. Well it should be, as everything that seems to be going south points to serious deficiencies with our whole educational system. There is agreement we have a problem with K-12 education, but there is not a widespread recognition that it starts at…Read More > read more
Create. Innovate. Repeat. Thursday May 17th from 6-7:30pm, Chicago
Published on 2012-05-15 08:35:39
Regardless of your background, entrepreneurs and artists are visionaries, each in our own way. We all want to make a difference, create and be innovative. Isn’t it cool to try and prove that creating the “impossible” isn’t that hard to do? But in these turbulent times we can’t do it alone! Come share your story, …Read More > read more
Artists Bring What Schools Need
Published on 2012-05-14 08:34:03
Written by Nick Rabkin Posted 01/30/2012 on Huffington Post. The practice of teachers in classrooms is what matters most when it comes to students learning in school. The principle strategies of school reform — ‘higher’ standards, school and teacher ‘accountability’, intensified testing, and ‘choice’ — may affect teacher practice indirectly, but the the relatively poor…Read More > read more
The culture of open space creativity- a look inside Noisebridge
Published on 2012-05-11 07:00:47
Noisebridge describes themselves as “Inspired in part by the open source movement where people congregate to share ideas, make cool projects, teach, and brainstorm with collaborators on everything from coding to cooking.” With no leaders, they have one rule: “Be excellent to each other.” Take a tour of the hackerspace Noisebridge, located in the heart…Read More > read more
Comics Instead of Textbooks?
Published on 2012-05-09 07:52:23
Written by Jacob Devaney Imagine being in classroom and having your teacher assign you a comic book for the week. Don’t you think that comic book would get read a whole lot quicker than a traditional text book? Learning is one of the most empowering things a person can do with their life and can…Read More > read more
The Dream Act
Published on 2012-05-08 07:00:08
What kind of dreams do you have for your career? Take a moment to write down 2-3 top level priorities before reading on. This is a question I recently posed to a group of around 75 college freshmen. Some responded with noble goals, like bringing joy to audiences, educating middle school students, producing recordings by…Read More > read more
Reinventing Education To Teach Creativity And Entrepreneurship
Published on 2012-05-07 09:05:32
Written by: Jennifer Medbery We don’t need to memorize things any more, but we still need teachers to guide our students toward learning the best ways to problem solve. The question is: How do you measure that? As you read this, students all over the country are sitting for state standardized exams. Schools spend up…Read More > read more
Your Story Is Your Brand
Published on 2012-05-04 06:58:43
Written by Liz Ryan and appeared in the Huff Post Blog on 5/3/12 “Okay, I’m working on my personal brand,” said my friend Keith on the phone. “I’ve been writing down words that describe me. So far I’ve got Strategic, Seasoned and Results-oriented.” “Geez Louise, Keith,” I said. “I’ve known you for ten years. I…Read More > read more
Is the customer always right?
Published on 2012-05-02 07:00:30
Is the customer always right? A lot of times the answer to this question is yes, if you truly want to cater to what your customers need from you. But sometimes the answer is flat out no if you are sure they truly don’t value what you have to offer. Yesterday I had a customer…Read More > read more
The Ignored: Our Creative Class
Published on 2012-05-01 09:36:55
Why is our creativity expressed to us as being indicative of our uniqueness and human potential when we are growing up but when fully professionally developed – dare I say- pretty much ignored??? Is it because it appears to most that creativity is something that requires little effort, or is for the privileged or elite?…Read More > read more
Growing Bright Ideas
Published on 2012-04-26 08:59:36
Got a great idea you want to have grow? Tina Hammer sure does. Lots and lots of them. Tina and I first met at a Create. Innovate. Repeat. event maybe 9 months ago. Tina shared with our group some of her philosophy about why she is interested in terrariums. For Tina, terrariums allow us to…Read More > read more
Yes, but who said they’d actually BUY the damn thing?
Published on 2012-04-25 06:50:07
This was written on August 9, 2010 by Jason Cohen and appeared on his blog a smart bear. This is Part 3 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches. Of hundreds of startup pitches at Capital Factory, almost none had unearthed 10 people willing to say, “If you build this product, I’ll give…Read More > read more
Are Maker Spaces the gateway to more creative start-ups and valuable shared language across sectors?
Published on 2012-04-24 07:37:09
IAE is working in an emerging market. Our focus on developing one’s motivation, curiosity, optimism and the thinking skills needed to (for ever more) live life as a self-sustaining creative, as well as be able to teach others how to use our skills to fuel economic growth and innovation across sectors, is still a pretty…Read More > read more
Thinking Different: Unlocking the Keys to Your Creativity
Published on 2012-04-23 07:00:56
Written by John M. Eger appeared in Huffington Post on 4/19/12. The holy grail of success in the new economy is “thinking differently,” according to the latest book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, by Jonah Lehrer. “The invention of the Swifter,” he says, “is a tale of Creativity… [because] Harry West and his team managed to…Read More > read more
How do you promote creativity in an organization run by conservative left-brain thinkers who don’t like creativity?
Published on 2012-04-18 07:00:20
Written by Linda Naimen from Creativity at Work I’ve been asked variations of this question a few times lately. Here are some tips for encouraging creativity in a conservative environment. Left-brain thinkers want logic and reason, so you need to build a case that appeals to their senses and mitigates their fears. As Cicero said…Read More > read more
Did you know April 15-21 is World Creativity Week?
Published on 2012-04-16 09:04:07
The Creative Generalist: How Broad Thinking Leads to Big Ideas
Published on 2012-04-13 07:11:52
Written by Steve Hardy “ Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.” — Leonardo Da Vinci “ To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life.” — Gelett Burgess > read more
U.S. Business Startup Activity Drops in 2011 but Remains Above Pre-Recession Levels
Published on 2012-04-12 17:31:48
Entrepreneurship is alive and well in the wake of the Great Recession, although the rate of new business creation dipped during 2011 and startup founders remained more likely to fly solo than employ others. That’s the big takeaway from the “Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity,” a leading indicator of new business creation in the United…Read More > read more
Exhaustion, Paying it Forward and Patience
Published on 2012-04-11 10:55:09
Exhaustion Last week my husband and I went to Santa Fe New Mexico for a few days of vacation before Easter. From the moment I started to decompress I realized I was, and still am, suffering from exhaustion. If you are “running a marathon” in your life, relentlessly striving to make more real the things…Read More > read more
What kind of super powers do you have?
Published on 2012-04-09 07:20:26
Sometimes the most powerful innovations in life come from our most pain filled experiences. Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs — she’s got a dozen amazing pairs — and the super-powers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height … Quite simply, she redefines what the body…Read More > read more
I said ” Happy Easter!”
Published on 2012-04-06 07:00:21
There Is Something About El Sistema
Published on 2012-04-05 07:06:29
Written by John M. Eger appeared in Huffington Post on 4/2/12. It started in a little town in Venezuela almost 35 years ago, made its way to cities in the U.S. and is now a global phenomenon. El Sistema, which doesn’t translate well, means simply “the system,” a system for giving young, usually poor kids,…Read More > read more
The Making of a Corporate Athlete
Published on 2012-04-04 07:00:24
Written by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz Some executives thrive under pressure. Others wilt. Is the reason all in their heads? Hardly. Sustained high achievement demands physical and emotional strength as well as a sharp intellect. To bring mind, body, and spirit to peak condition, executives need to learn what world-class athletes already know: recovering…Read More > read more
20 Rules for Starting Your Art Licensing Business
Published on 2012-04-03 07:00:54
Written by Art Licensing Coach J’net Smith Create art that sells products. The way to create income in the art licensing business is to create art that sells products. Remember that manufacturers have a business to run. They have products they are producing, and not everyone wants it in one size, shape, design, or color.…Read More > read more
Are you doing what you love?
Published on 2012-04-02 07:00:07
Are you doing what you love? Do you have the discipline to do whatever it takes to? Do you have the skills to? Life is short… do whatever it takes to do what you love! About Gary Vaynerchuk Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV combines an irreverent approach to wine and a shrewd social media strategy.…Read More > read more
Without ownership is there an incentive to innovate? Lessons from the Fashion Industry
Published on 2012-03-30 07:00:22
IP in the Fashion Industry has little copyright protection and yet the incentive to innovate seems endless. So what can we learn from the fashion industry about Intellectual Property? What kind of culture emerges when little copyright protection exists? At TEDxUSC 2010, Johanna Blakley, talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion’s culture…Read More > read more
The Value of Oddballs or How “Chicago Thinking” Explains Silicon Valley
Published on 2012-03-29 09:03:42
Victor Hwang, along with Greg Horowitt, wrote the book The Rainforest. This white paper on Chicago thinking was written by Victor Hwang to explain the book. The backdrop this provides for all of us “odd balls” to grow and be nurtured, instead of viewed as a ” weed” in need of being plucked, is compelling.…Read More > read more
21st Century Artists Fuel Change
Published on 2012-03-28 07:35:56
21st Century Artists fuel change. Are you a 21st century creative change maker? If so, we are looking for you! Calling all 21st Century Creative Minds: IAE is in search of smart, creative, forward leaning artists to learn how to create even bigger change! Online Boost Camp arts entrepreneurship training starts April 14th Saturday from…Read More > read more
Stroke of insight
Published on 2012-03-26 06:44:26
Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This powerful story illuminates clearly just how…Read More > read more
2012 Chicago Creative Expo is NOW!
Published on 2012-03-23 09:29:02
Come meet me at the CCE in Chicago today or tomorrow! Make sure to catch Meg Herman’s presentation (Women’s Business Development Center) @ 1:30 Saturday March 24th ” Creating a Business for Your Creative Work“. Meg has asked me to share the conversation with her. I am looking forward to seeing you all there! Lisa…Read More > read more
It’s All About Creativity
Published on 2012-03-22 07:08:38
Written by John M. Eger appeared in Huffington Post on 3/21/12. Tom Torlakson, the California State Superintendent of Education, convenes the first of several meetings in Coronado later this month to talk about “how the arts and creative education can transform California classrooms.” He also plans to produce a new publication called A Blueprint for…Read More > read more
20 Rules for Starting Your Art Licensing Business
Published on 2012-03-21 07:00:24
Written by Art Licensing Coach J’net Smith Develop a significant licensing portfolio. You need a significant portfolio geared toward surface design for a variety of product categories. It is really important to have the portfolio organized before you launch into the Art Licensing arena, since you can never make another first impression. In Art Licensing,…Read More > read more
Creativity with a small c
Published on 2012-03-20 07:01:35
Written by Alessandro Di Fiore, appeared in Harvard Business Review on Monday March 19th, 2012 Schumpeter’s vision of the lone entrepreneur is so entrenched in our minds that we unconsciously tend to believe that entrepreneurial flair is a matter of genetics; a recent ECSI survey I conducted found that 68% of business leaders firmly believe…Read More > read more
Building Shared Language and Entrepreneurial Minds at The IAE
Published on 2012-03-18 16:19:49
The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship is focused on delivering innovative teaching techniques that help self defined creatives create sustainable Arts Businesses. Learning how to use shared language to develop your art based business is a central focus in our curriculum. > read more
The New Rules Of Innovation: Bottom-Up Solutions To Top-Down Problems
Published on 2012-03-15 08:15:23
Written by Arnie Cooper appeared on Fast Company on 3.13.2012 The world is currently standing “on the cusp of a post-industrial revolution.” So writes Vijay Vaitheeswaran in his new book, Need, Speed and Greed: How the New Rules of Innovation Can Transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness and Tame the World’s Most Wicked Problems, out…Read More > read more
Come Join Our Growing Artist Community Online!
Published on 2012-03-14 07:14:16
At the IAE, we are building a pretty amazing community of creative entrepreneurs. If you are a self defined creative and would like to meet others who want to create their own job, just like you, join us for our online Boost Camp starting Saturday April 14th from 9am CST- 11am CST or 2pm GMT…Read More > read more
Art Without Borders
Published on 2012-03-13 06:54:27
Written by John M. Eger Can art lead the way? Kenichi Ohmae, author of The End of the Nation State: The Rise of Regional Economies argues that the nation-state is becoming obsolete because it is no longer the optimal unit for organizing economic activity. San Diego/Tijuana is often cited as representing one of the new…Read More > read more
Using Great Storytelling To Grow Your Business
Published on 2012-03-09 06:36:05
BY FC Expert Blogger Kaihan Krippendorff | appeared on Fast Co. Every two months, I pull together a community of innovators. We meet somewhere in New York City, usually a boardroom overlooking a park or cityscape. But last month we all found our way into an acting studio operated by The TAI Group to learn about…Read More > read more
Where’s your recipe? or Please give me some water
Published on 2012-03-08 06:47:00
Last weekend in class, Josephine, our cuisine artist, said something that really has stuck with me. She said, “without a remarkable recipe you can have all the best ingredients in the world and your food still won’t taste very good.” Reminds me a lot of how I feel looking back at my first business. At…Read More > read more
9 Reasons Most Websites Fail
Published on 2012-03-06 06:00:43
It goes without saying. If you’re an independent artist with career aspirations, having a website is non-negotiable. A professional without substantial web presence is an invisible one. Of course, merely putting up a domain isn’t enough. Not by a long shot. Browsing through an assortment of typical artist websites immediately highlights numerous mistakes: too much…Read More > read more
When will we highly value creativity? If not now, when?
Published on 2012-03-05 08:33:37
We created this video to explain the mission of Entrepreneur The Arts and our soul sister the IAE. When will we value creativity? If not now, when? > read more
What can your creativity do for you?
Published on 2012-03-05 06:34:38
This came into my inbox a few days ago and put a smile on my face. This is the reason I keep on keeping on with this blog. My creativity changed the direction of my life and made me into the person I am. And it’s going to do it for Chris too. What can…Read More > read more
Kickstarter Expects To Provide More Funding To The Arts Than NEA
Published on 2012-03-02 06:26:43
Written by Carl Franzen Appeared in TPM Idea Lab on February 24, 2012 NEW YORK — Kickstarter is having an amazing year, even by the standards of other white hot Web startup companies, and more is yet to come. One of the company’s three co-founders, Yancey Strickler, said that Kickstarter is on track to…Read More > read more
Bob Lynch on the pARTnership Movement
Published on 2012-02-28 07:25:45
The pARTnership Movement is a new initiative from Americans for the Arts that provides businesses and arts organizations with the resources they need to make meaningful collaborations; partnerships that not only support a healthy, creative and artistic community, but that also give businesses a competitive advantage. To learn more about the initiative click here. 8…Read More > read more
20 Rules for Starting Your Art Licensing Business
Published on 2012-02-27 07:22:49
Written by J’net Smith Get sound business advice before sound legal advice. This one is a little tricky. Licensing artists definitely need a good Intellectual Property lawyer—that’s an Intellectual Property lawyer. But there are definitely ways of keeping expenses in check. For example, making sure you understand your business first, before you get the…Read More > read more
A new philosophy of leadership
Published on 2012-02-22 07:35:55
This article appeared in the Economist Business schools need to produce leaders for the many, not the few, says Ken Starkey, a professor at Nottingham University Business School WHAT are the three hardest words for a business leader to speak? Probably “I don’t know”. Business leaders are encouraged to exhibit confidence, competence and omniscience. But this…Read More > read more
Who’s Your Boss?
Published on 2012-02-20 10:07:30
Everyone has a boss. Who is yours? Or are you part of the growing occupy movement having lost your full time job only to now be working 3 part-time low paying one’s instead? Lucky you. Now you have 3 of them. Trust me. I feel your pain. My husband lost his high paying corporate job…Read More > read more
The Rainforest, Our Rainforest
Published on 2012-02-19 18:18:31
What do the creative industries need most to economically flourish? We need to be the core of a new kind of creative economic ecosystem. One that supports the spreading of our creative wealth to help ourselves and others achieve economic growth and develop a culture of innovation and creativity. My ultimate goal with the IAE…Read More > read more
What does success really look like?
Published on 2012-02-18 07:00:50
Written by Jeffrey Nytch, DMA Director, Entrepreneurship Center for Music University of Colorado – Boulder www.jeffreynytch.com University of Colorado Theory Instructor Philip Chang sent me the above image, and I thought it would make a good topic for this week’s entrepreneurial thought. It’s also a great corollary to last week’s discussion of the role…Read More > read more
How do we teach creativity?
Published on 2012-02-16 06:13:19
At the IAE we are developing a methodology to create a new kind of leader- the creative kind. I have been working with my colleagues at the University of Illinois to perfect our model. While our students come with creativity infused in everything they do already, they largely lack the transmittable skills to deepen its…Read More > read more
Public Administration and the Impact Economy
Published on 2012-02-15 09:03:25
Written by Yvonne Fischer Have you ever heard of social capital markets? These markets are responsible for influencing people and public policy. In addition, these capital markets are quickly becoming part of the social innovation movement, which has led to much progress through the development of new programs that benefit all involved and improve society.…Read More > read more
Arts workers need more training and investment, says government
Published on 2012-02-13 07:20:18
It’s time we all took the creative sector more seriously. To do that we need to support and invest in training creatives around the world. And to all you creatives, you need to find a way to get the training you need. Published Friday 3 February 2012 at 10:17 by Natalie Woolman The creative industries…Read More > read more
F Failure! IAE’s Boost Camp Webinar Series Begins April 2012
Published on 2012-02-09 06:00:33
I know what its like to feel ignored. I know what its like to be afraid to tell someone what I do because, like a muse, in the end I won’t be taken all that seriously. I am so over it. Aren’t you? America needs you and I more than ever. For the first time…Read More > read more
Consumerist Compassion
Published on 2012-02-08 07:07:17
Written by Jarrett Stevens Our commitment to social justice sometimes bleeds into our want to consume products. Is that okay? People everywhere are waking up to the new (old) idea of justice and compassion. This is not news to you. Our continued global connectivity has led to a new sort of global awareness that is…Read More > read more
20 Rules for Starting Your Art Licensing Business
Published on 2012-02-07 07:16:14
Written by Art Licensing Coach J’net Smith Rule #6 Educate yourself about retail channels. It is important to have a clear understanding of the types of licensed products you want your art to appear on, as well as which type of retail channels, and retailers, carry those types of products. Art licensing doesn’t mean you need…Read More > read more
It’s Halftime in America…
Published on 2012-02-05 19:30:55
Clint Eastwood was remarkable in the halftime Chrysler Commercial. Wow. So, what’s our strategy, America, for the second half? Is it going to be about accepting and learning from a new breed of leader? One who is socially conscious ethically bound creatively fueled and astonishingly- efficient? The not for-profit-world, and the creative industries especially, are…Read More > read more
Designers Are The New Drivers Of American Entrepreneurialism
Published on 2012-02-05 08:04:41
Written by Bruce Nussbaum appeared on Co.DESIGN Designers are merging their ways of thinking with startup culture. The result, writes Bruce Nussbaum, is greater innovation and astounding VC success rates. I recently walked into a packed hall of 200 Parsons students for an event called “Start Something–Why Creatives Need to Become Entrepreneurs,” organized by the…Read More > read more
Failing your way to BLOOMIN’ SUCCESS or the little engine that could
Published on 2012-02-03 07:00:29
Failing your way to success. Yup. That’s how it’s done. It takes a LOT of support and a pretty great attitude too. That’s hard to do on your own. Kind of like weight loss I think. Best done with a herding mentality. That’s why Weight Watchers has been so successful. They understood the power of…Read More > read more
Conversation, Collaboration and Creative Self-Employment
Published on 2012-02-02 08:32:44
January was a month of running hard for me. From the USASBE conference in New Orleans to PNB-NAPEO in Morocco, teaching and the clarinet shop wedged in between, January was full of exciting conversations, opportunities for collaboration and a continuous flow of conversation about creativity ways to become self-employed. January came to and end with…Read More > read more
Sharpening Your Distinction
Published on 2011-07-05 07:51:14
Written by Peter Spellman, Berklee College of Music Put on your marketing hat for a moment. Market position is often related to niche. The “mass market” has given way to a market of niches. The music market in particular continues to segment an > read more
What Are You Willing to Risk for True Creative Independence?
Published on 2011-07-03 09:00:03
In honor of achieving independence as artists, back in 2007 during the Fourth of July holiday, I wrote a story called Do Not Enter. Writing this story motivated me to write more stories about people who have a dream but are struggling to realize > read more
Tearing Down the Invisible Wall
Published on 2011-07-01 08:03:30
There is an unspoken social contract the world has made with artists. It goes something like this: “We love what you do, you inspire us. But you don’t live in the “real” world so you couldn’t possibly economically revive > read more
Developing Community Through Creativity
Published on 2011-06-29 08:25:31
This video was created from a workshop on developing community through creativity at The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at The University of Illinois. This is a very worthy 7 minutes. Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Facebo > read more
Companies Should Focus on Bottom Line Not Social Responsibility
Published on 2011-06-28 07:31:56
A new report from Dalberg Global Development Advisors argues that companies would achieve more social good by focusing on the bottom line rather than social responsibility programs, double- and triple-bottom-line accounting, and hybrid structures wit > read more
The Color of Focus
Published on 2011-06-28 07:15:07
Written by Peter Spellman, Berklee College of Music Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Unless you were born under a rock, you probably are fa > read more
Are we really getting the most out of Social Media?
Published on 2011-06-27 07:39:18
ARTS CANVAS: THE VIEW FROM THE FIELD Adriane Fink, Corporate and Foundation Relations Coordinator Americans for the Arts Social Media. We know we need it. But are we really getting the most out of our Facebook accounts and Twitter feeds? Corporations > read more
ETA Top 25 Most Read Posts in 2010
Published on 2011-06-24 06:44:16
Our 2010 most read posts are interestingly some oldies but goodies. From our top 25, 14 are from 2007 through 2009. Our oldest post from 2007, which also happens to be our #1 post, is about my journey writing a book. So for all you writers out ther > read more
KickStarter Investment Opportunity: The Blue Bike Kid Show
Published on 2011-06-23 20:16:44
ETA loves ASU and Linda Essig’s P.A.V.E. program (Performing Arts Venture Experience). So consider supporting Blue Bike, a student led venture by pledging something to help them reach their goal before Wednesday June 29th 1:07pm EDT . Through K > read more
Arts giving grew 5.7% to $13.3 billion in 2010
Published on 2011-06-23 07:48:31
This article appeared in The LA Times- Entertainment Section Culture Monster All the Arts, All the Time June 21, 2011 Donations to the arts began to rebound in 2010, with an estimated 5.7% increase after a combined drop of 8.2% in the deep recession > read more
Chicago Ideas Week October 10-16, 2011
Published on 2011-06-23 06:43:28
(May 10, 2011)-CHICAGO —Brad Keywell, co-founder of Lightbank and Groupon, along with Mayor Richard M. Daley and Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel, announces Chicago Ideas Week (CIW), a seven-day platform for ideas, innovation and community, to be held Octo > read more
Summer Creative Plunge
Published on 2011-06-16 12:35:42
Yesterday there was cool rain pounding the streets once again out my window, as Chicagoans like me continue to wonder when summer will fully arrive. But no matter. The days are long, the trees are green, and it’s time once again for me to u > read more
Hello? Is Anyone Home?
Published on 2011-06-15 07:39:54
Have you ever knocked on a door knowing full well someone was at home but curiously they wouldn’t come and acknowledge you by opening it? Since the beginning of my very first business at the age of 17, (I just turned 47 last week), I have to sa > read more
I’ve Been Branded
Published on 2011-06-13 12:16:10
In our society, people tend to judge or put a label on you before they even know you or your product. Because of this, it is very important that we, as artists, come up with our own brand and promote this. If you don’t, the public will. A > read more
Andy Warhol And The Art Of Business
Published on 2011-06-10 10:13:55
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art,” Andy Warhol famously said. “Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.” I have always been fascinated not only by Andy Warho > read more
20 Biographies Every Serious Entrepreneur Should Read
Published on 2011-06-08 10:26:39
Written By, Kaitlyn Cole Entrepreneurs are often interesting, inspiring people that anyone can learn from, but other innovators can benefit from examining the lives of ambitious businessmen and women. Whether they’re rising from poverty, picking u > read more
What does it mean to be a 21st Century Artist?
Published on 2011-06-06 22:34:00
What does it mean to be a 21st Century Artist? Funny you should ask. This is all I can think about. I have been hard at work refining 1st year IAE curriculum. Check out our new visual IAE whole-brain-learning cloud. The people i > read more
Tillie The Artist
Published on 2011-06-06 10:52:31
I would like to go back to visit a very popular question, and often times debate, among the public and art community of “What Is Art” for a few moments. So about now you might ask, “What brought this on?” Well thanks, I’m glad you a > read more
The Long Wait of “Artistic” Careers
Published on 2011-06-02 07:20:58
Written by Peter Spellman, Berklee College of Music Artists tend to be slow starters but good finishers if they take the long view and stick to their knitting. A musician confident in her skills, creativity, contact network and personal drive might > read more
The Business of Teaching Art
Published on 2011-06-01 08:24:28
This article appeared in The Wall Street Journey on May 19th and was written by Daniel Grant. Art, we are told again and again, is a business. But teaching art is also a business. For a growing number of artists, professional training is taking place > read more
No art? No social change. No innovation economy.
Published on 2011-05-31 08:00:22
The article that follows was published by Stanford Social Innovation Review Welcome to the creative crisis. Welcome to a nation unable to solve its problems, incapable of civil discourse, bogged down in a morass of multicultural conflict and lagging > read more
Pulling the Road Forward: PNB-NAPEO Summit
Published on 2011-05-30 06:20:17
Well, today I leave for Washington for my first PNB-NAPEO (Partners for a New Beginning- North Africa Partners for Economic Opportunity) Summit. Madeline Albright will kick off our meeting and then we will spend two days in meetings that range > read more
SNAAP: Tracking The Lives and Careers of Arts Graduates
Published on 2011-05-29 10:03:25
SNAAP is a wonderful long overdue project to track the lives and careers of arts graduates. I am so happy to see this work begin. However, with 13,851 respondents this does not (yet) even represent 1% of our sector. All the same, it is a beginning! S > read more
Does piracy drive innovation or destroy it? The Pirate’s Dilemna
Published on 2011-05-27 08:00:54
How do you start a movement with a marker pen? What’s the connection between the nun who invented disco, and file sharing? How did a male model messing with disco records in New York in the 1970s influence the way Boeing design airplanes? Does hip- > read more
Demanding Demand
Published on 2011-05-26 10:13:56
This post appeared on ArtsAppeal on Tue May 17th, 2011 and was written by David Zoltan. If you have any interest whatsoever in seeing employed professional artists, arts administrators, and technicians, you must be interested in demand for the arts. > read more
Finding Your Rewards: Granting Writing, Bribes & Weight loss
Published on 2011-05-25 07:22:31
Where, in life, can you ‘win’ and truly be rewarded? For the past 3 months I have been glued to my computer writing and revising grant applications. Except for my fingers flying over the keyboard, and my mind ablaze with word-smithing cha > read more
Reinvention Week 6: Remembering the Burn
Published on 2011-05-23 17:20:04
As I continue my process of working from within to reinvent, I am thinking back to Burning Man, a carnival of experience that can’t help but activate one’s Warrior of Aliveness. Drawing 50,000 or so people now each Labor Day week in the d > read more
Powerhouse Website Suggestions
Published on 2011-05-22 08:47:27
As part of a May 21, 2011 Facebook event hosted by the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, I invited music teachers to submit their websites for observation and critique. But most of this feedback is directly applicable to all kinds of ar > read more
50 Brilliant Tips to Live the Bartering Life
Published on 2011-05-19 09:29:15
For many people these days, money is tight, and they’re looking for alternative ways to maintain their lifestyle and household. One great way to stretch your spending dollars is through bartering. By using goods, skills, or services you already hav > read more
The Innovators Metamorphosis Club, Wanna Free Pass?
Published on 2011-05-17 22:35:24
Lately I feel like I have attended a whole bunch of meetings and conferences where the new overused word of the day is innovation. It’s trendy and cool to, like, overuse, like you know, the new hip word of the day. Reminds me of junior high > read more
It Makes Me Think
Published on 2011-05-16 08:51:50
It Makes Me Think… This past March, I had the honor of being a part of an amazing project that happens a couple of times a year in St. Louis – ‘The Hip Hop Poetry Project’. This is a week long event that ends with a performance. > read more
Keep creatively innovating. It works. And it can change the world.
Published on 2011-05-13 08:00:21
Dear Reader, Every once in awhile I get an email that seems fitting to publish (with permission). This one fits the bill. To all our readers, let this be a reminder to keep creatively innovating. It works. And it can change the > read more
Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis
Published on 2011-05-12 08:00:25
Written by: LAURA SEARGEANT RICHARDSON – This article she wrote appeared in The Atlantic in the life section on May 2, 2011. The division between work and play is a myth. If America is going to teach its youth to innovate, we need to unite th > read more
Reinvention Week 4: Mission Mantras
Published on 2011-05-10 09:20:35
For recent creativity insights, click here or here. For more on creativity from Adam, use search field (top left) or click on keywords (bottom right) on his Innovation on my Mind blog. I’m in the process of reinvention and I’m asking the > read more
The Role of the Arts in Educating America for Great Leadership and Economic Strength
Published on 2011-05-09 08:00:00
Last fall, 30 top-level decision makers and thought leaders from government, business, education, and the arts gathered at the Sundance Resort and Preserve for the Fifth Annual Americans for the Arts National Arts Policy Roundtable, to discuss this y > read more
Springer Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Published on 2011-05-08 19:56:34
There is a new encyclopedia being created: The Springer Encyclopedia of Creativity, Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: http://refworks.springer.com/CI2E You can find there all information regarding the Encyclopedia and its Volume on Creat > read more
Bright Ideas @ Chicago Michigan Avenue TEDx, Sat May 7th
Published on 2011-05-06 08:00:30
There is still time to get your ticket to The Chicago Michigan Avenue TEDx on Saturday May 7th at Symphony Center in Chicago. The big question: How can we make changes to our industry to support the arts? Where do we begin and what will that future i > read more
Two 17 year old filmakers building a brand
Published on 2011-05-05 20:24:05
Check out Kody + Drew’s ’pillow talk’. Drew is the son of a friend of mine, Rhonda Howard. I think Kody + Drew are off to a great start. Together they wrote the entire ‘pillow talk’ script and produced, directed, and s > read more
Lisa Canning: ‘Art Smart’
Published on 2011-05-03 08:00:21
A big shout out to the fabulous, one and only, Lisa Stamos who made my appearance possible on the cover of her absolutely DROP DEAD GORGEOUS Quintessential magazine. And another to Angel Oakley for making it happen! And one more to Toni Antonetti w > read more
For the love of creativity. Thank you Mom.
Published on 2011-05-02 13:33:40
In honor of my mother, I launched The IAE‘s 1st Sustainable Creativity Competition. A small number of artists entered and created some beautiful artistic things from some of the $100,000 worth of clothes, purses, scarves, belts and hats, I off > read more
Your Best Kept Secret
Published on 2011-05-02 08:00:44
Written by Artist, John Hall There are many secrets to becoming a successful artist and making a name for yourself in the world. There are secrets in just about every profession that exists today. I’m talking about the secrets that make the top ac > read more
The IAE Sustainable Creativity Competition Auction May 2nd-9th
Published on 2011-04-28 10:02:44
In memory of my mother, Lea Argiris, last fall, I launched the 1st Sustainable Artist Competition. Lea’s talents as an artist-Lea’s talents as an artist- a model ( yes, that’s my mom in the logo!) a chef and a gardener- were enormous > read more
The Business Guide for Kids
Published on 2011-04-26 23:49:13
Today I received this awesome email about The ETA Resource Center from a teacher at a charter school. Here is what she said: ” …I hope it’s ok that I’m contacting you, but I wanted to tell you how great your resource is: http > read more
Get a Boost-Make a Bigger Difference
Published on 2011-04-26 08:16:01
What Students Say About Boost Camp: “I have attended many workshops for arts and business but I learned a lot this weekend” “I thought the subjects covered were invaluable to helping me start my business.” “I learned a l > read more
Excel To Excellence
Published on 2011-04-25 09:05:04
The Free Dictionary defines excellence as: - the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone. - admirable excellence - > read more
Reinvention Week 3: Seeking a Power Source
Published on 2011-04-22 03:39:27
For recent cultural creativity news and views, click here or here. For more on creativity from Adam, use search field (top left) or click on keywords (bottom right) on his Innovation on my Mind blog. Since continuous “reinvention” has eme > read more
Tips to Building Your Art Career
Published on 2011-04-21 08:00:24
Written by Artist, John Hall I have been building a successful career as a professional artist for the past two years. As an artist, there is a great deal of competition out there. In the beginning, I took notes from successful artists, keeping the > read more
The Art of Science Learning: Shaping the 21st-Century Workforce
Published on 2011-04-20 08:57:27
The Art of Science Learning, a project of The Learning Worlds Institute, explores ways in which the arts can help improve how people of all ages learn the sciences. Hands-on, imaginative approaches to science education, using many of the methods used > read more
Are we finally going to get serious about the crisis facing America’s orchestras?
Published on 2011-04-20 07:39:22
Written by Jeffrey Nytch, Director of The Entrepreneurship Center for Music, Univ of CO- Boulder We keep hearing reports of struggling orchestras (and opera companies): Syracuse shut down, Charleston on life support, any number of others in the “s > read more
Artists are Indispensable! But Are You Truly an Artist?
Published on 2011-04-19 08:00:30
When reading Seth Godin’s latest book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, I was delighted to learn that “Our economy now rewards artists far more than any other economy in history ever has.” Wow!!! As someone who has devoted much life energy to > read more
Non-traditional Social Ideas for Marketing Your Venue/Performances
Published on 2011-04-18 08:00:25
Written by the Founder of iStrategyLabs, Peter Corbett As a social experiential agency, we at iStrategyLabs get to play with all sorts of emerging platforms and methodologies for promoting our clients’ brands and events. The following concepts are > read more
“Ode to Joy”
Published on 2011-04-16 08:00:01
Written by Jeffrey Nytch, Director of The Entrepreneurship Center for Music, Univ of CO- Boulder I’m a golf nut. I’m terrible at it, but since I was a kid I’ve loved the game and been fascinated with its colorful history, its sometimes arcane > read more
TEDxMichiganAve: How to Strengthen the Arts Industry
Published on 2011-04-15 08:00:32
As states across the nation grapple with budget shortfalls, a growing number of state arts agencies are facing steep cuts, while several are in danger of being eliminated altogether. The future of live theater, community art outreach and school art a > read more
VIP Social Circles
Published on 2011-04-14 09:24:42
Last night I had the honor of speaking on a panel with Nathan Latka and Kraig Kleeman at the first World Leaders Forum at Judson University in Elgin, IL. immediately following a keynote given by George W Bush. The evening was very special to me, po > read more
Learning to Self-Produce in the Arts: Where do artists turn for help?
Published on 2011-04-12 09:00:17
Arts Entrepreneurs and Emerging Artists Come Together to Share at Produce IT 04.06.2011– Chicago, IL–First impressions count. Too often in the arts, artists don’t understand what is at risk if they try to self-produce their work and publicl > read more
F*** You! Pay Me.
Published on 2011-04-12 08:00:16
If you can get past the strong language, this video is well worth the time. Thanks Chip Hessenflow for passing this along! At the March 25th, 2011 San Francisco, CreativeMornings (creativemornings.com) monthly breakfast lecture series, Mike Monteir > read more
Dumbing Down or Smartening Up?
Published on 2011-04-11 06:00:15
It’s been an exciting week! Since my article What Professional Orchestras Should Learn from YouTube was posted, many conversations have erupted, debating the question of whether initiatives embraced by YouTube’s Symphony Orchestra are appropri > read more
The Groupon Phenonemon
Published on 2011-04-07 10:58:49
Everyone is talking about Groupon, the Chicago-based start-up that has somehow taken an old idea of clipping coupons and leveraged into a company that has become the unrivalled new paragon of business innovation. Innovation fandom began quickly, with > read more
Creative Clusters Lead to Creative Economies
Published on 2011-04-06 08:12:20
Written by John M. Eger Appeared on The Huffington post 4/15/11 “Creative Clusters” are the early indicators that a creative community — committed to nurturing an economy and society based on the importance of art and culture — > read more
What Professional Orchestras Should Learn From YouTube
Published on 2011-04-04 14:33:55
These days, when symphony orchestras make national news, the topic is usually not a happy one. Yet one group has received a very different kind of coverage: the YouTube Symphony Orchestra (YTSO). Culminating in a performance at Australia’s Sidney O > read more
It’s Arts Advocacy Day: Focus on the Bright Spots
Published on 2011-04-04 07:30:11
Today and tomorrow, April 4th-5th, is the 24th annual Arts Advocacy Day in Washington DC. Organized by Americans for The Arts, Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross section of America’s cultural and civic o > read more
Artists Talk Business Training
Published on 2011-03-31 07:20:57
What are artists’ saying about their need for business training? Created by videographer Heather Hollaway Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Facebook Email th > read more
Business Storytellers Festival @ Stuart School of Business
Published on 2011-03-30 15:25:05
“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today” says Robert McKee. Who is Robert McKee? Probably the world’s most recognized expert in commercial storytelling. An accomplished writer, director, playwright and writing i > read more
Entrepreneurial Thought: “Juggling Chainsaws”
Published on 2011-03-30 10:19:52
Written by Jeffrey Nytch, Director of The Entrepreneurship Center for Music, Univ of CO- Boulder As much as I would have liked to have taken off to the mountains for Spring Break – or, better yet, somewhere warm – I stayed home and had a > read more
Brand Impact: What’s Your Material Landscape Doing for You?
Published on 2011-03-29 08:00:20
About Deana McDonagh Deana McDonagh is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design in the School of Art + Design at the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) and faculty at the Beckman Institute of Advanced Science and Technology. Prior to > read more
Career Counselors: Bill Gates or Steve Jobs? Who’s right?
Published on 2011-03-28 08:00:45
Does higher education need more cost efficient assessment or unique individualized solutions to be able to access and measure? This article reveals our most prominent high profile college dropouts, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, views on how we need > read more
Taking Our Art Seriously
Published on 2011-03-26 08:00:57
Written by Jess Kaswiner, External Programs Manager for The IAE The notion that artists take their art seriously is not a new phenomenon, but it seems now more than ever the topic of ‘artist as professional’ is a hot button topic on everyone’ > read more
Reinvention Now!
Published on 2011-03-25 07:37:26
“In today’s environment of superacceleration, catch-up is a fool’s game. There is no advantage in keeping up. Forget about trying to compete. Instead, leapfrog the competition by redefining anything and everything about your business. Look > read more
It starts with passion
Published on 2011-03-24 10:42:23
Written by Jeffrey Nytch, Director of The Entrepreneurship Center for Music, Univ of CO- Boulder Last Thursday at the CU New Venture Challenge Finals I was asked to speak briefly about the ECM before awarding the prize for the best plan in Music. I > read more
Career Serendipity
Published on 2011-03-23 10:04:43
Written by Peter Spellman, Berklee College of Music Serendipity often plays a role in our unfolding careers. Just think about the “hinge” moments, significant events and unexpected encounters that set you along the path that brought you t > read more
YOU are your greatest asset:
Published on 2011-03-22 07:25:35
Written by Jeffrey Nytch, Director of The Entrepreneurship Center for Music, Univ of CO- Boulder This past weekend I was back in Pittsburgh to help judge the biennial Harvey Gaul Composition Competition, sponsored by my former employer, The Pittsburg > read more
Bite-Size Variety Hour
Published on 2011-03-18 16:09:09
Check out our little video from our most recent Bite-Size Variety Hour. Video provided by Heather Hollaway Cooper Leigh Productions | A S[p]lice of life. Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Facebook Email this via Gmail Subscribe to the com > read more
Rethinking Online Video: Content Matters
Published on 2011-03-18 08:25:52
Written by Chris Hintz, National Marketing and Communications Manager, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Michigan Six years after YouTube launched, many marketing professionals are still grappling with how to use online video. Social media experts pro > read more
An Interviewing Blind Spot
Published on 2011-03-17 10:52:11
“The worst assumption you can make is that your interviewer already knows everything about your major. In fact, it’s possible that not only is your interviewer not familiar with your major, but he or she may even harbor some negative or inaccurat > read more
Shy Self-Promoters
Published on 2011-03-16 10:27:52
“Self promotion” isn’t something we were encouraged to pursue. Even today we tell children, “Don’t talk about yourself; people won’t like you.” Or maybe you’ve heard: “Don’t put yourself out front; you’ll show up your little bro > read more
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing
Published on 2011-03-15 23:46:27
Yesterday I attended a Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce luncheon where Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour spoke. As a short list GOP potential candidate for 2012, and a strong advocate for entrepreneurship, I was curious to hear what he had to say, po > read more
Artists Add Creative Twist to Entrepreneurship
Published on 2011-03-15 10:07:19
This article appeared on March 8th at SmallBizChicago. It was written by intern Hallie Busta who is also a journalism student at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Robin Monique Rios has been an artist since childhood, but only in recent years > read more
Retail Strategies Workshop Helps Emerging Artists Bring Their Goods and Services to the Consumer Market
Published on 2011-03-11 18:00:11
Emerging Chicago artists come together to improve their arts-based businesses. 03.11.2011– Chicago– On March 23rd The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship will host Retail It! with Flourish Studios at 3020 N Lincoln Avenue from 7 to 9pm. Emerging > read more
How do we Clear so that we can Create?
Published on 2011-03-09 10:02:50
Perhaps like me, you are constantly working to clear – your physical space, your head, your email inbox, your to-do list — so that you have an uncluttered springboard from which to leap creatively forward. I call it trying to get current. > read more
ROI: New Rules for Artists Compensation
Published on 2011-03-08 07:07:29
Without a doubt, pursuing a career in the arts has for centuries been considered a risky professional pursuit and not a very good ROI- return on investment. And these days, with our economic downturn, artists are bearing more of the costs associate > read more
No More Starving Artist Syndrome
Published on 2011-03-06 21:49:57
I finally decided after being in the corporate world for several years, that I needed to follow my passion and dream in art because no matter how much I tried to run away from it and be someone I ‘thought’ I was supposed to be in society, > read more
Entrepreneurial Thought of the Week
Published on 2011-03-02 09:58:51
No shame in anxiety The last few weekends have been Audition Days here in the College of Music, and as always I give a little spiel on the ECM and what we’re about. I like to start these things with an informal survey of the prospective students (a > read more
New Chicago Variety Hour Showcases the Creative Business of Art
Published on 2011-03-01 10:26:16
Emerging Chicago artists give a sneak peek into their artistic practice; an evaluating panel of three successful arts entrepreneurs round out this American Idol-inspired show! 03.01.2011– Chicago–Interactive audience participation is at the h > read more
The Art Of Being Bansky
Published on 2011-02-28 17:47:41
The Oscar. The most prestigious award to be won in the film industry. The week before The Oscars is always a week of people talking about who is hosting, who will be there, who will be presenting, who will be seen with who, what people will be we > read more
Want Big Impact? Think Small
Published on 2011-02-28 07:00:13
Most artists and arts organizations truly hope to make a big impact. And why wouldn’t they? The potential benefits are numerous: more money, opportunity, reputation, personal fulfillment, and meaningful legacy bestowed upon the world. But many > read more
Reaching a Milestone
Published on 2011-02-26 17:22:51
Saturday, February, 26th, 2011 Dear Reader, Today was an amazing day to witness in the life of a start-up educational institution: The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship. Today was our very first interview/audition day for The IAE. Our faculty met > read more
Art Supply and Demand Debate Continues…
Published on 2011-02-23 07:21:46
The NEA’s, Rocco Landsman, certainly struck a nerve with his blog post Supply and Demand. A number of interesting posts have since been written about the topic, three in particular, which I would like to share with you. Two are by Diane Ragsd > read more
Kickstarting Entrepreneurial Learning
Published on 2011-02-22 10:26:30
[Cross-posted on my Creative Infrastructure blog] I met last week with Cindy Au of kickstarter.com, the crowd-sourced financing site for creative projects. In talking with her about kickstarter’s approach to project selection, I realized that th > read more
Perilous State of the Arts Agencies & A Call to Reevalute
Published on 2011-02-14 11:58:00
The arts are in a time of enormous transition and change. Look at the severe funding cuts threatening the already incredibly diminished National Endowment for the Arts? It certainly can come as no surprise that state art agencies are facing elimina > read more
Why YOU Need a Powerhouse Topic
Published on 2011-02-14 07:00:55
As an artist, you certainly already have one or two specialties: playing the violin, contact improvisation, charcoal drawing, Shakespearean theatre. But no matter how skilled you are in these types of areas, you are likely just a small fish in a la > read more
What’s Dance Got To Do With Business?
Published on 2011-02-12 08:27:30
I am teaching a new class I fashioned for the Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology called “Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy.” This is part of a new effort at the school to instill a core set > read more
Dream + Action = Innovation
Published on 2011-02-08 10:15:43
[This entry is cross-posted on my Creative Infrastructure blog] There has been a lively online conversation over the past twelve days since Rocco Landesman’s comments about the supply/demand equation for arts organizations. I’ve read economic > read more
Boost Camp Workshops
Published on 2011-02-06 01:06:17
Get the lift you need at our weekend workshop intensive Boost Camp Update Dates will be posted the week of February 7th 2011 View previous details here… Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Email this via Gmail Add this to Googl > read more
Organizational Imagination Training
Published on 2011-02-06 01:01:31
Investing in the business world typically is defined by two things: outlay of capital, or other quantifiable assets, and investing in people. Together these two resources create financial gain. But in the 21st century, our ability to find new innovat > read more
Bite-Size Arts Ensemble
Published on 2011-02-06 01:01:31
The Bite-Size Arts Ensemble™ is an artistic entrepreneurial performing and training ensemble devoted to the development of creative experiential learning. It is also a training ensemble for students of The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship™. Su > read more
The Institute For Arts Entrepreneurship
Published on 2011-02-06 00:57:21
We believe that every single artist needs leadership and entrepreneurship training to develop the skills they need to realize their creative vision(s). We believe artists have an extraordinary amount of yet-to-be-realized economic potential if their > read more
Creative Chicago Survey Now Live!
Published on 2011-02-04 15:51:40
The Creative Chicago Survey is live today! Sponsored by The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), all creative practitioners who live and work in Chicago are asked to take it to describe who they are and what they need to thrive, includin > read more
National Arts Index Scores Reveal the Health and Vitality of Arts in the U.S.
Published on 2011-02-04 09:50:04
Americans for the Arts released its second annual National Arts Index scores last week. The National Arts Index is an annual measure of the health and vitality of arts in the U.S. The Index score for 2009 is 97.7, down 3.6 percentage points from 10 > read more
Rocco Landesman Talks Supply and Demand
Published on 2011-02-04 06:42:31
January 31, 2011 Washington, DC Written by Rocco Landesman, Chairman for The NEA Last week, as part of a new work convening at Arena Stage, I was able to finally spark a conversation that I have been wanting to have for over a year now. Diane Ragsdal > read more
5 Questions Every Arts School Should Ask (and Answer)
Published on 2011-02-01 07:00:57
Below are five essential questions every arts school should be asking. And answering. 1. How is our school training excellent musicians (and what exactly does that mean)? Technical/artistic ability? Analytical skills? Historical perspective? Ens > read more
Stressed Childhoods/Squelched Imaginations
Published on 2011-01-28 17:24:48
Students are so overscheduled they can’t think straight in Race to Nowhere, a recent documentary I screened with a community group of questioning parents and frustrated educators last weekend. Between the pressure for kids, earlier-than-ever, t > read more
Creativity and The State of The Union
Published on 2011-01-26 19:41:19
Written by Tom Tresser http://www.tresser.com President Obama delivered his 2011 State of The Union address on January 25. It was 69 minutes long and contained 7,445 words. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-state-union-add > read more
World Leaders Forum Interview with Lisa Canning
Published on 2011-01-25 22:54:41
On April 13th I will be speaking right after George W Bush at The World Leaders Forum At Judson College in Elgin, IL. (What an honor this will be for me) On behalf of the college, Angel Oakley interviewed me on skype the other day. We were chatting > read more
Why Now?
Published on 2011-01-24 19:43:48
Check out our new video created for The IAE by Heather Hollaway from Cooper Leigh Productions. Heather just launched her own business by the way. We are proud to be one of her first clients. How about you? Are you ready? The IAE’s early bird ap > read more
An Entrepreneurship Community
Published on 2011-01-19 06:03:30
Written by: Jeffrey Nytch, http://www.jeffreynytch.com/ DMA Director, Entrepreneurship Center for Music University of Colorado – Boulder In the 18 months since my arrival in Boulder to run The University of Colorado’s Entrepreneurship Center for > read more
Teaching “Creativity & Business”
Published on 2011-01-17 19:29:10
Written by Tom Tresser http://www.tresser.com On Saturday, January 15, I started teaching “Got Creativity? Strategies & Tools for the Next Economy” [http://tomsclasses.wordpress.com/creativity-business] at the Stuart School of Business at the > read more
Why This is a GREAT Time to Be in Music
Published on 2011-01-17 07:00:45
These days, we hear a lot of gloom and doom about the state of the music industry: Major record labels are going the way of the dinosaurs! Many orchestras are struggling financially; some have closed their doors! Arts funding is drying up! Old care > read more
New Year, New Call: for United States of Innovation
Published on 2011-01-14 11:04:05
As we start a new year (and, some would say, a new decade) as an already reeling country now reeling even more from the shooting of a Congresswoman, I’m grappling with the state of the United States. There is no question that we are poorer than > read more
Self Employment in The Arts, Feb 25-26th, Lisle, IL
Published on 2011-01-14 10:58:06
Mark your calendars and plan on attending The 11th Self Employment in The Arts Conference at the Hilton in Lisle Feb 25-26th in Lisle, IL. Many fabulous speakers will be there and I will too! On February 25th I will be giving my Discover Your Why? > read more
Will Chicago’s Nonprofit Community Play a Role in Electing The Next Mayor?
Published on 2011-01-13 22:01:22
My good friend Tom Tresser is an educator, organizer, strategic planner and consultant who works in the space of creativity and innovation. I thought all you ETA readers needed to read this post he wrote on January 3rd that appeared on Huffington Pos > read more
ACTION!
Published on 2011-01-12 15:32:56
I am preparing to walk into a university classroom next Tuesday to teach 16 college students “Foundations of Arts Entrepreneurship.” Preparing for a class such as this necessitates some prioritizing of topics. What are the most important idea > read more
Tipping The Arts Into a Seismic Shift
Published on 2011-01-09 14:09:50
This past week I have been thinking a lot about tipping points in the arts and how they may be about to set into motion a seismic shift of sweeping change. By definition, a Tipping Point is the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling poin > read more
What Does It Take to get Support for the Arts?
Published on 2011-01-08 05:00:42
Does it ever seem like your impassioned pleas to secure support for an arts organization are falling upon deaf ears? This tongue-in-cheek video, created by the vocal group Octarium, demonstrates how difficult this conversation can sometime > read more
Welcome to the Decade of “The Start”
Published on 2011-01-02 09:38:09
There is no doubt about it, all of us are happy to have behind us the first decade of the new millennium. What a crash landing it was into a new age. Book-ended by 9/11 at the start and a financial wipe-out at the end, the first 10 years of this cent > read more
2010 Best Reads
Published on 2011-01-02 09:00:08
Knowledge is power. In my experience, the savviest artists prioritize reading and lifelong learning alongside performing, composing, teaching, and other musical activities. Reading the right books challenges how you think, expands your horizons, > read more